Acupuncture for Birth Preparation
DID YOU KNOW??
A 2019 UK study showed women who regularly had Acupuncture in their third trimester had less surgical births, less epidurals and fewer inductions??
Read on for some of the many benefits related to Birth Preparation Acupuncture - preparing the mind and body for labour.
Labour is brilliantly intense and you should do all you can to prepare yourself emotionally and physically to help with the outcomes and goals you have for your labour.
From 36 weeks of pregnancy, I suggest weekly appointments. Far too often people come in who are past their due date hoping for a ‘natural’ induction and as happy as I am to work with these ladies the ideal preparation starts a little earlier!
A 2019 study from a NHS maternity Acupuncture service in the UK showed that women who had weekly Acupuncture in their third trimester had less surgical births, less epidurals and fewer inductions.
Below are some of the many benefits related to birth preparation Acupuncture:
Emotional support
Acupuncture can help with anxiety relating to the birth process. It can help you to be in the moment and switch off that adrenalin that may be pumping around your body in anticipation of meeting your baby.
Not to mention seeing a knowledgeable familiar caring face each week!
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Musculoskeletal preparation of pelvis
The VIC GOV website recommends Acupuncture (as well as physiotherapy and exercise) to help treat pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy. This includes lower back pain.
Cervical ripening
Acupuncture has long been used to prepare the cervix and promote contractions once the body is ready. This may work by increasing blood flow to the uterus, relaxing the body and influencing hormone release - yay!
Enhancing endogenous oxytocin release!
Oxytocin is known as the love hormone and it’s an important one in the hormonal cascade needed to get labor going. Being around people who make you feel good is another way to promote oxytocin release.
Influencing optimal foetal position
Along with positioning your body in different ways both Acupuncture and moxibustion are tools we use to optimise a baby’s position in the womb which influences the labour in many positive ways.
Influencing the 3 P’s
Have you ever heard of the 3 P’s in relation to successful vaginal births?
These are obstetrics text-book classics and standards.
These are:
Power- female empowerment
Passage- pelvic dimension and muscles
Passenger- size and position of the baby
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